Possible US-led attack on Syria sparks protests

President Barack Obama stands with Vice President Joe Biden as he makes a statement about Syria in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. Obama says he has decided that the United States should take military action against Syria in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack. But he says he will seek congressional authorization for the use of force. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

A man in a "Free Syria" t-shirt who is for military action in Syria is arrested after spitting spits in the face of the man, who said he was from Syria and opposed to U.S. military action in Syria during a heated protest in front of the White House, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, in Washington. The arrested man would not give his name. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Debra Sweet, with "World Can't Wait," calls out to other opponents of U.S. military action in Syria at New York's Times Square on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. Protesters around the world took to the streets Saturday to protest for and against a possible U.S.-led attack on Syria as President Barack Obama announced he would seek congressional approval for such a move. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Protesters march against military action in Syria in front of the White House, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

A life size image a President Barack Obama with the words "I have all the evidence i need (just not the facts)" is seen among protesters calling from no U.S. military action in Syria in front of the White House, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

A man in a "Free Syria" t-shirt, who was protesting in favor of U.S. military action in Syria, is arrested after he spit in the face of another protester who opposes such intervention, during a multiple heated protests in front of the White House, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, in Washington. The arrested man would not give his name. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Asmaa Al-Ghafari, a self-described "Syrian American revolutionist", protests in favor of U.S. action in Syria in front of the White House, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

People demonstrate in support of United States military action in Syria on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, in Houston. Protesters around the world took to the streets Saturday to protest for and against a possible U.S.-led attack on Syria as President Barack Obama announced he would seek congressional approval for such a move. (AP Photo/Eric Kayne)

A man calling for military action in Syria, holding a sign with the image of Syrian President Bashar Assad as Hitler is blocked by another man who is against military action in Syria in front of the White House, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sarah Mess of New Jersey, who said she saw active combat as an Army veteran, stands with opponents of U.S. military action in Syria at New York's Times Square in New York on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. Protesters around the world took to the streets Saturday to protest for and against a possible U.S.-led attack on Syria as President Barack Obama announced he would seek congressional approval for such a move. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)